Uniden DECT1588 User Manual

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DECT1588 Series

UNIDEN CORDLESS TELEPHONES

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Table of Contents

Welcome ....................................................................... 5

Accessibility ..............................................................5

Installing the Phone ....................................................6

Choosing the Best Location ...................................... 6

Installing the Battery .................................................7

Charging the Handset ............................................... 8

Connecting the Base .................................................9

Connecting to the Phone Line .................................10

Testing the Connection ........................................... 11

Changing the dial mode ..................................... 12

Expanding Your Phone ...........................................13

Adding accessory handsets ............................... 13

Registering accessory handsets ........................ 13

Using Multiple Bases ..............................................14

Registering the handset to another base ........... 14

Selecting the base .............................................. 15

Getting to Know Your New Phone ........................... 16

Features .................................................................. 16

Answering system features ................................ 16

Terminology Used in this Manual ............................ 17

Manual Conventions ............................................... 17

Parts of the Handset ............................................... 18

Parts of the Base ....................................................19

Using the Interface .................................................... 20

Reading the Display ................................................ 20

Using the Four-way Function Key ........................... 21

Using the Menus ..................................................... 21

Entering Text from Your Phone ............................... 22

Basic Setup ................................................................ 23

Selecting a Language ............................................. 23

Setting the Day & Time ........................................... 23

Activating Personal Ring (Handset only) ................24

Activating the Key Touch Tone ................................ 24

Setting Up the Phonebook ........................................25

Creating Phonebook Entries ................................... 25

Finding a Phonebook Entry .....................................26

Editing an Existing Phonebook Entry ...................... 26

Storing Caller ID or Redial Numbers in the

Phonebook .................................................27

Deleting a Single Phonebook Entry ........................ 27

Deleting all Phonebook Entries ............................... 28

Copying Phonebook Entries to Another Station ......28

Customizing Your Handsets ..................................... 29

Changing the Handset Banner ................................29

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Selecting a Ring Tone .............................................29

Activating AutoTalk .................................................. 30

Activating Any Key Answer .....................................30

Using Your Phone ...................................................... 30

During a Power Failure ........................................... 30

Making and Receiving Calls ....................................31

Making a Call from the Phonebook ......................... 32

Chain dialing from the phonebook ...................... 32

Switching to the Speakerphone During a Call ........32

Using Caller ID, Call Waiting, and Redial Lists ....... 33

Using the Caller ID List .......................................... 33

Making a Call from a Caller ID Record ...................33

Seven-digit dialing .............................................. 34

Deleting Caller ID Numbers .................................... 34

Using Call Waiting ...................................................35

Redialing a Number ................................................ 35

Deleting a Redial Record ........................................ 35

Adjusting the Ringer, Earpiece and

Speaker Volume ............................................. 36

Adjusting the Ringer Volume ................................... 36

Muting the Ringer (One call only) ...........................36

Adjusting the Earpiece Volume ............................... 36

Adjusting the Speaker Volume ................................ 36

Adjusting the Audio Tone ........................................ 37

Activating T-Coil Mode ............................................ 37

Finding a Lost Handset ............................................. 38

Using Hold, Conference and Transfer ..................... 38

Placing a Call on Hold ............................................. 38

Conferencing ........................................................... 38

Transferring a Call...................................................39

Answering a transferred call ............................... 39

Using Special Features ............................................. 40

Privacy Mode .......................................................... 40

Using the Intercom .................................................. 40

Making an intercom page ................................... 40

Answering an intercom page .............................. 41

Muting the Microphone ...........................................41

Tone Dialing Switch Over ........................................ 41

Using a Voice Mail Service ..................................... 42

Resetting the voice message waiting indicator .. 42

Setting Up the Answering System ........................... 43

Recording a Personal Greeting ............................... 43

Selecting a Greeting ........................................... 43

Deleting Your Personal Greeting ........................ 44

Selecting the Language for Announcements .......... 44

Setting the Number of Rings ................................... 44

Setting the Record Time (or Announce only) .......... 45

Activating the Message Alert ................................... 45

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Activating the Base Call Screen .............................. 45

Using the Answering System ................................... 46

Turning Your Answering System On and Off ........... 46

Remote Operation from the Handset ...................... 47

Reviewing Messages .............................................. 48

Screening Calls ....................................................... 49

Turning Off the Message Alert Tone ........................ 49

Operating the Answering System

While You Are Away from Home ................. 49

Setting a security code or

Personal Identication Number (PIN) ......... 49

Dialing in to your answering system ................... 49

Wall Mounting the Base .......................................... 51

Maintenance ............................................................... 53

Specications .......................................................... 53

Battery Information .................................................. 53

Battery life .......................................................... 53

Low battery alert ................................................ 54

Cleaning the charging contacts .......................... 54

Battery replacement and handling ..................... 54

Power Failures ........................................................ 54

Troubleshooting ........................................................ 55

Common Issues ...................................................... 55

Weak or Hard to Hear Audio .................................. 58

Noise or Static on the Line ...................................... 58

Installing a telephone line lter or DSL lter ....... 59

Resetting the Handset ............................................59

Resetting the Handset Without the Base ................ 60

Changing the Line Mode for Multiple Extensions .... 61

Traveling Out of Range ........................................... 61

Liquid Damage ........................................................ 62

Precautions! .............................................................. 63

Rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium Battery Warning ...63 Rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium Batteries Must Be

Recycled or Disposed of Properly .............. 63

The FCC Wants You To Know ................................ 64

Important Safety Instructions ................................. 64

Radio interference ............................................. 66

Cordless telephone privacy ................................ 66

I.C. Notice ............................................................... 66

Terminal equipment ............................................ 66

Radio equipment ................................................ 66

Index 67

Remote Operation Card ............................................ 69

One Year Limited Warranty ....................................... 71

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Welcome

Thank you for purchasing a Uniden Multi-Handset phone.

Note: Illustrations in this manual are used for explanation purposes. Some illustrations in this manual may differ

from the actual unit.

As an Energy Star® Partner, Uniden has determined that this product or product models meets the Energy Star® guidelines for energy efciency. Energy Star® is a U.S. registered mark.

Uniden is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation.

Accessibility

Uniden provides a customer service hotline for accessibility questions. If you have a disability and need customer service assistance or if you have any questions about how Uniden’s products can accommodate persons with disabilities, please call the accessibility voice/TTY line: 1-800-874-9314.

Our customer care hours as well as accessibility information can be found on our website, www.uniden.com, under the “Accessibility” link. If your call is received outside of our business hours, you can leave us a message and we will call you back.

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Welcome

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Installing the Phone

PLACE YOUR BASE

Near an AC outlet and a telephone wall jack.

• Microwave ovens

• Refrigerators

• TVs

• Other electronics

• Direct sunlight

• Extreme temperatures

• Fluorescent lighting

• Personal computers

• Wireless LAN equipment

• Dust

• Excessive moisture

• Other cordless telephones

• Areas with a lot of background noise

• Shock

• Vibration

In a centrally-located

open area.

TRY TO AVOID

• TVs

• Other electronics

• Direct sunlight

• Extreme temperatures

• Personal computers

• Wireless LAN equipment

• Dust

• Excessive moisture

• Areas with a lot of background noise

• Shock

• Vibration

Choosing the Best Location

When choosing a location for your new phone, here are some important guidelines you should consider:

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Notes: For maximum range:

Keep both the base and handset antennas free of obstruction.

• When the handset is not in use, place the handset in an upright position.

• Metal and reinforced concrete may affect cordless telephone performance.

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Installing the Battery

Push the battery pack connector in firmly. (You should hear it click into place.) Gently tug on the battery wires to make sure the connection is secure.

Line up the red and black wires on the battery pack connector with the sticker in the handset’s battery compartment.

Place the cover over the battery compartment and slide it up into place.

BLACK

RED

Unpack all handsets, battery packs, and battery covers. (If the battery cover is on the handset, press in on the notch and slide the cover off.)

Use only the Uniden BT-1015 rechargeable battery pack supplied with your cordless telephone.

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Charging the Handset

Place the handset in the charging cradle with the display facing forward.

Connect the AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack and route the cord through the molded wiring channel.

Connect the AC adapter to a standard 120V AC wall outlet. DO NOT use an AC outlet controlled by a wall switch.

What if the charge LED doesn’t light up?

Reseat the handset; make sure the contacts on the bottom of the handset are lined up with the contacts in the cradle. Check the AC adapter connection. Make sure you are not using an outlet that’s controlled by a wall switch.

Charge your handset at least 15 to 20 hours before plugging into the phone line.

Make sure that the charge LED illuminates when the handset is seated.

Place the handset in the charging cradle with the display facing forward.

Connect the AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack and route the cord through the molded wiring channel.

Connect the AC adapter to a standard 120V AC wall outlet. DO NOT use an AC outlet controlled by a wall switch.

What if the charge LED doesn’t light up?

Charge your handset at least 15 to 20 hours before plugging into the phone line.

Make sure that the charge LED illuminates when the handset is seated.

Use only the Uniden PS-0007 AC adapter supplied with your cordless telephone.

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Connecting the Base

Route the cord through the molded wiring channel.

Connect the coiled cord to the left side of the phone and the base corded handset.

Connect the AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack.

Connect the AC adapter to a standard 120V AC wall outlet. DO NOT use an AC outlet controlled by a wall switch.

Don’t put any power cord where it people might trip over it or step on it. If a power cord becomes chafed or worn out, it can create a fire or electrical hazard.

Route the cord through the molded wiring channel.

Connect the coiled cord to the left side of the phone and the base corded handset.

Connect the AC adapter to the DC IN 9V jack.

Connect the AC adapter to a standard 120V AC wall outlet. DO NOT use an AC outlet controlled by a wall switch.

Don’t put any power cord where it people might trip over it or step on it. If a power cord becomes chafed or worn out, it can create a fire or electrical hazard.

To avoid risk of re and shock, only use the Uniden PS-0008 AC adapter with the base.

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Connecting to the Phone Line

Telephone cord

Telephone wall jack

DSL filter

Connect the telephone cord to a telephone wall jack.

Connect the telephone cord to the TEL LINE jack.

Route the cord through the molded wiring channel.

What if Check TEL Line appears on the base or handset display?

The telephone cord may not be connected correctly. Check the telephone cord connection.

Do you have DSL or any high-speed Internet service delivered through your phone line?

Try putting a DSL filter between the base and the wall jack. Without a filter, telephone-line-based Internet services can interfere with standard phones.

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Testing the Connection

Pick up the handset from the cradle and press TALK/FLASH. You should hear a dial tone, and the display should show Talk.

What if I can’t hear a dial tone?

Check the telephone cord connection on the base.

What if the display doesn’t show Talk?

Check the battery pack connection in the handset.

• Make sure the battery pack is fully charged.

• Make sure the AC adapter cord is securely connected to the

• DC IN 9V jack and a standard power outlet. Try resetting the handset (see page 59).

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Make a quick test call, and then press END to hang up.

What if there is a lot of static?

Check the sources of interference described in Choosing the Best Location (see page 6): is the base near any of those?

What if the call doesn’t go through?

Try changing the dialing mode (see the next section).

Note: Make sure you can get a dial tone on any accessory handsets that were packaged with your phone.

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Changing the dial mode

Your phone can communicate with the telephone network in two different ways: tone dialing or pulse dialing. These days, most base networks use a method called tone dialing, so your phone comes programmed for tone dialing. If your phone company uses pulse dialing, you will need to change your phone’s dial mode. If you don’t get a dial tone or can’t connect to the telephone network, please follow the steps below to modify your phone’s settings:

Press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select the Global Setup menu, and then the Dial Mode submenu.

2) Scroll to highlight Pulse.

3) Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone.

If you ever need to change the dial mode back to tone dialing, follow the same procedure, but select Tone in step 3.

NOW YOU ARE READY TO USE YOUR PHONE!

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Expanding Your Phone

Adding accessory handsets

Your phone supports a total of six cordless handsets, including any that were supplied with your phone. You can now place a fully-featured cordless handset anywhere AC power is available to connect the charging cradle.

Your phone is compatible with the following Uniden DECT 6.0 accessory handsets: DCX150, DCX200, and

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DCX300. (Please visit our website at www.uniden.com for the most up-to-date list of compatible handsets.) If you purchase any accessory handsets separately, you must register the handsets to the base before you can

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use them. (Accessory handsets that come packaged with a base are already registered to that base.)

Registering accessory handsets

When charged, registered handsets display a handset ID number. Handsets that have not been registered display:

↔

To register an accessory handset:

Charge the handset completely. (For the DCX150 accessory handset, see page 8 for instructions on connecting

1) the charging cradle and charging the handset. For a DCX200 or DCX300 accessory handset, see the manual supplied with the handset for instructions on connecting the charging cradle and charging the handset.)

With the phone in standby, press MENU/SELECT on the base.

2) Move the cursor to select the Register Handset menu, and then press MENU/SELECT. Handset Registering will

3) appear.

On the handset, press and hold # until the handset beeps and displays Handset Registering.

4) When the handset has registered to the base, the LCD will display Registration Complete then show the handset

5) ID number.

If the display shows Registration failed, repeat the process again. Note: If a handset has ever been registered to a base, reset the handset before you register it to a new base (see

Resetting the Handset on page 59). Or to use multiple bases, see the next section.

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Using Multiple Bases

The handsets supplied with your phone can be registered to a total of four different bases. Compatible bases include the DECT1500 series and the WXI2077 series. (See our website or contact Customer Service for an up-to-date list of compatible models.)

Note: To conrm how many bases the handset is registered to, open the Select Base submenu (follow the step 1 of

Selecting the base on page 15). Press END to close the list and return to standby.

Registering the handset to another base

To register a handset to another base:

Make sure the handset battery is fully charged.

1) If the other base has an LCD display:

With the phone in standby, press MENU/SELECT on the base. Move the cursor to select the Register

• Handset menu, and then press MENU/SELECT. Handset Registering will appear.

If the other base does not have an LCD display:

Disconnect the base AC adapter. Then press and hold the Find Handset key* while you reconnect the

• adapter. Keep holding the Find Handset key until the charge LED starts to blink. *This key might be labeled Find or Find HS.

On the handset, press MENU/SELECT. Select the Register Base menu. Handset Registering will appear in the

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display. (After step 2, you have thirty seconds to complete this step 3 before the system returns to standby.) Wait approximately thirty seconds. Registration complete will be displayed to indicate the handset has been

4) registered to the base and a handset ID will be automatically assigned. The handset assigns its own ID to this base, too. (Since the base ID is based on the order in which the handset was registered to the different bases, a base may have different IDs on each handset.)

If Registration failed appears in the LCD, please try these steps again.

Note: The handset will stay connected to the new base until you select a different base (see below).

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Selecting the base

After you register your handset to more than one base, you can set the handset to automatically search for a new base if the base it’s currently connected is unavailable or out of range. You can also manually select which base you want the handset to connect to; for example, if you have one base with an answering machine, you can connect to that base to check messages from the handset.

With the phone in standby, press MENU/SELECT. Select the Handset Setup menu, and then the Select Base

1) submenu.

Move the cursor to select the base you want to connect to, or choose Auto to have the handset automatically

2) search for and select base.

Press MENU/SELECT. Searching will appear in the display.

3) When the base is found, the handset will return to standby. If the base is not found, “Searching” continues

to appear. You can repeat the procedure listed above to return back to the original connection or to nd the

different base.

Note: You cannot change bases during a call.

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Getting to Know Your New Phone

Features

1.9GHz DECT 6.0 expandable system

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Expands up to 6 handsets

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Corded handset with base keypad

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Cordless handset and charging cradle

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70-number phonebook with alphabetical search

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Personalized ring and display name by party

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(on handset) Transfer single listing or entire phonebook

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Caller ID/Call Waiting with phonebook match

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Store 30 Caller ID numbers

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Speakerphone on base & handset

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Answering system features

Digital tapeless recording

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Up to 14 minutes of recording time

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Call screening

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Personal or pre-recorded outgoing messages

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Bilingual voice prompts

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(for US models: English and Spanish, for Canadian models: English and French)

7 ringer options on handset (3 tones/4 melodies)

• Last 5 number redial

• Trilingual menu displays on handset

• (English, Spanish, or French) & Bilingual menu displays on base (for US models: English and Spanish, for Canadian models: English and French)

Call transfer

• Conferencing

• Intercom

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Day and time announcement

• Remote message retrieval

• Toll saver

• Message alert

• Records up to 59 messages

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Terminology Used in this Manual

Accessory Handsets

Base The main part of the phone that connects to your phone line and lets you make and receive calls.

Charging cradle

CID

CID/CW

Global Settings

Standby

Station Any registered handset or the base.

Talk A dial tone has been enabled, so you can dial and carry on a conversation with an outside party.

Additional handsets that can register to the base, allowing you to add handsets without connecting another phone line. This base supports a total of six cordless handsets; see page 13 for compatible handsets.

A cradle that comes with an accessory handset and charges the handset battery pack. It connects to power but does not connect to a phone line.

Caller ID is available from your telephone provider and is offered to users on a subscription basis. With this service, you will be able to see the incoming caller information such as name and phone number.

Caller ID with Call Waiting is available by subscription from your telephone provider. With this service, you will be able to view incoming caller information while on a call with another user.

Any settings that apply to all registered handsets and the base. These features are available by selecting “Global Setup” or “Day & Time” in the handset menu. Only one handset can change global settings at a time, and you have to make sure the phone is not currently being used. If you have multiple bases, the different bases have each global settings; select the base before changing the global setting (see Selecting the base on page 15).

The handset and the base are not in use. (It doesn’t matter whether the handset is in the cradle: the TALK/ FLASH or on the handset or on the base hasn’t been pressed or the base corded handset hasn’t been picked up from the base, and there is no dial tone.)

Manual Conventions

This manual uses several different type styles to help you distinguish between different parts of the phone:

Bold italic text indicates a key or button on the phone

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Italic text indicates text on the display, such as menu options, prompts, and conrmation messages

• lower case bold text indicates a status light on the phone

• ALL CAPITALS BOLD indicates a connection jack on the base or charging cradle

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Parts of the Handset

Twelve-key dial pad

key (down)

key (caller ID/right)

MENU/SELECT key

/MUTE key

(messages/mute)

END key

# key

key (speaker)

Microphone

Charging contacts

/TONE key

key (up)

new message LED

Earpiece

Display (LCD)

CLEAR/INT'COM key (clear/intercom)

key (phonebook/left)

REDIAL/PAUSE key

TALK/FLASH key

Speakerphone speaker and ringer

Battery compartment

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MUTE

MIC

INTCOM

PAUSE

HOLD

ANSWER

DELETE

VOLUME+/

SELECT

FIND

REDIAL

ON/OFF

FLASH

CLEAR

key (down)

MENU/SELECT key

DELETE key

MUTE key

# key

Antenna

Microphone

Corded handset

Coiled handset cord

Speaker

/TONE key

/ key

(repeat/left/phonebook)

/ key (skip/right/caller ID)

key (up)

key and LED

(play/stop)

key and LED (speaker)

Display (LCD)

CLEAR key

ANSWER ON/OFF key

FIND/HOLD/INT'COM key (find/hold/intercom)

REDIAL/PAUSE key

FLASH key

Parts of the Base

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Using the Interface

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Time

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Status of your answering system

Message counter

Day of the week

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Number of new Caller ID calls received

Answer ON OFF

Status of your answering system

Message counter

Call duration

Answer ON OFF

In standby During a call

Reading the Display

Handset

Using the Interface

Note: The handset does not display the day and time.

Base

The ringer off icon indicates that the ringer is turned off.

The voice mail icon appears when you have messages waiting in your voice mailbox.

The privacy icon appears when the Privacy Mode is turned on.

The speaker icon appears when the speaker phone is in use.

The T-coil icon appears when the T-coil Mode is turned on.

The mute icon appears while the microphone is muted.

The battery icon indicates the handset battery status: full, medium, low, and empty.

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Using the Four-way Function Key

Increase the volume

Decrease the volume

Open the phonebook

Open the Caller ID list

Four-way Function Key

Increase the volume

Decrease the volume

Open the phonebook

Open the Caller ID list

Four-way Function Key

Your handset and base have a four-way function key that allows you to move the cursor on the display and access the most commonly used features at the touch of a button.

Press the left side of the key to open the phonebook.

• Press the right side of the key to open the Caller ID

• list. Press the top of the key to increase the ringer volume

• (while the phone is in standby) or speaker volume (while you are on a call). Press the bottom of the key to decrease the ringer

• volume (while the phone is in standby) or speaker volume (while you are on a call).

Using the Menus

The menus for the handset and the base work in the same way:

To open the menu, press the MENU/SELECT key.

• The arrow cursor on the left side of the line shows which menu item is currently highlighted. Use on the four-

• way function key to move the cursor up and to move the cursor down. To select the highlighted option, press MENU/SELECT.

• To go back to the previous screen, press left on the four-way function key.

• To exit the menu on the handset, press END.

• To exit the menu on the base, press .

• If you don’t press any keys for thirty seconds, the phone will time out and exit the menu. (When setting the day

• and time, the time-out period is extended to two minutes.) For Ans. Setup, Global Setup and Register Handset (base only) menu options, make sure the line is not in use

• and the handsets are within range of the base. If you have multiple bases, be sure to select the correct base before changing the menu options.

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Entering Text from Your Phone

Number of times key is pressed (when [Aa] appears on the display)

2 ABC

3 DEF

4 GHI

5 JKL

6 MNO

7 PQRS

8 TUV

9 WXYZ

0 OPER

Number of times key is pressed (when [Aa] appears on the display)

2 ABC

3 DEF

4 GHI

5 JKL

6 MNO

7 PQRS

8 TUV

9 WXYZ

0 OPER

You can use the number keypad on your handset or base to enter text by referring to the letters printed on each

number key. When you press the number key in a text entry eld, the phone displays the rst letter printed on the

number key. Press the number key twice to display the second letter and three times to display the third.

When [Aa] appears on the display, capital letters are displayed rst, then lower case letters, and then the number

• on the key. When [aA] appears on the display, lower case letters are displayed rst, then the number on the key, and then

•

Using the Interface

capital letters. When you input the rst letter or a letter after a blank space, the default mode is [Aa]. From the next letter, the

• mode changes to [aA] automatically. You can switch back and forth the mode manually between [Aa] and [aA]. Press /TONE; the case (small/capital)

• of the letter entered changes also.

If two letters in a row use the same number key, enter the rst letter, then use right on the four-way function key to move the cursor to the next position to enter the second letter.

For example, to enter the word “Movies”:

Press 6 once to enter M.

Use right on the four-way function key to move the

cursor to the right. Press 6 three times to enter o.

Press 8 three times to enter v.

Press 4 three times to enter i.

Press 3 two times to enter e.

Press 7 four times to enter s.

Press MENU/SELECT to end your text entry.

If you make a mistake while entering a name, use right or left on the four-way function key to move the cursor to the incorrect character. Press CLEAR/INT’COM on the handset or CLEAR on the base to erase the wrong character, and then enter the correct character. To delete all characters, press and hold CLEAR/INT’COM on the handset or CLEAR on the base.

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Selecting a Language

Your handset supports three languages: English, French and Spanish. And your base supports two languages: English and Spanish for US models or English and French for Canadian models. You can set the station’s language individually. Once you select a language, the menus on the station will display in that language. The default language is English.

Press MENU/SELECT.

On the handset, select the Handset Setup menu, and then the Handset

Language submenu. On the base, select the Base Setup menu, and then the Base Language submenu.

On the handset, move the cursor to choose English, Français (French)

or Español (Spanish). On the base, move the cursor to choose from two languages.

for US models: Choose English or Español (Spanish). for Canadian models: Choose English or Français (French).

Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone.

Setting the Day & Time

If you do not set the clock on your answering system, your messages on the answering system may not have the correct time and day stamp.

To change the time shown in the display, follow the steps listed below.

Press MENU/SELECT.

Move the cursor to Day & Time and press MENU/SELECT.

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Use and to select the day of the week, and press MENU/SELECT.

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Note: The day of the week does not appear on the handset display.

Use the number keypad (0 through 9) to enter the hour and minutes.

Use and to select AM or PM, and press MENU/SELECT. You hear a conrmation tone.

Activating Personal Ring (Handset only)

You can assign special ringer tones to anyone in your phonebook. When your phone gets a call, it looks up the Caller ID information in your phonebook. If you’ve assigned a personal ringer to that number, the phone uses it so you know who is calling. To turn the personal ringing on or off, follow these steps:

Press MENU/SELECT.

Select the Handset Setup menu, and then the Personal Ring

submenu. Move the cursor to select On or Off.

Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone.

Activating the Key Touch Tone

Basic Setup

Key Touch Tone is the tone your keypad makes when keys are pressed. You can turn this tone on or off.

Press MENU/SELECT.

Select the Handset Setup or Base Setup menu, and then the Key

Touch Tone submenu. Move the cursor to select On or Off.

Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone.

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Setting Up the Phonebook

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Each station has its own separate phonebook that holds up to seventy names and numbers. When a station’s phonebook is full, the station beeps and shows Memory Full on the display. You cannot add any names and numbers in that station’s phonebook until you delete some of the existing ones.

You can also use the phonebook entries to store a group of numbers (up to twenty digits) that you may need to enter once your call connects. This is referred to as chain dialing. (See Chain dialing from the phonebook on page 32.)

Creating Phonebook Entries

To store names and numbers in your phonebook, please follow these steps:

With the phone in standby, press (on the left side of the four-way key).

To create a new phonebook entry, press MENU/SELECT. Select the Create

New menu. Edit Name appears.

Enter the name for this entry (Edit Name).

Use the keypad to enter a name for this entry; the name can contain up to sixteen characters. (See Entering Text from Your Handset on page 22 for instructions on entering text.) If you do not want to enter a name for this entry, your phone will store this entry as No Name. Press MENU/SELECT when you are nished.

Enter the number for this entry (Edit Number).

Once you have stored a name, Edit Number appears next. Use the number keypad to enter the phone number; the phone number can contain up to twenty digits. If you need the phone to pause between digits when it’s dialing (for example, to enter an extension or an access code), press REDIAL/ PAUSE to insert a two-second pause. You will see a P in the display. You can also use more than one pause together if two seconds is not long enough. Each pause counts as one digit. Press MENU/SELECT when you are

nished.

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Assign a personal ring tone for this entry (Personal Ring) (Handset only).

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Setting Up the Phonebook

You can attach a special ring tone to each phonebook entry; the phone will use this ring tone when this person calls. Use and to select one of the seven different ring tone options (see Selecting a Ring Tone on page 29 for a complete list of ring tones). As you scroll through the tones, you will hear a sample of each tone (unless the handset ringer volume is set to off). When you hear the ring tone you want to use, press MENU/SELECT. If you do not want to use a personal ring tone for this phonebook entry, choose No Selection; the phone will use your standard ring tone setting.

You will hear a tone conrming that the new entry has been stored, and Done! appears in the display.

Finding a Phonebook Entry

Press to open the phonebook. Phonebook entries are stored in alphabetical order. To scroll through the phonebook from A to Z, press . To scroll through the phonebook from Z to A press .

You can also use the letters on the number keys to jump to a name that starts with that letter. For example, to search for an entry beginning with the letter M, press 6 once. The phonebook jumps to the rst entry that begins with the letter you entered; you can then use and to scroll to other entries.

To close the phonebook and return to standby, press END. If you are looking up a phonebook entry during a call and want to close the phonebook, press again instead of END.

Editing an Existing Phonebook Entry

With the phone in standby, press to open the phonebook.

Find the entry you want to edit and press MENU/SELECT.

Select Edit. Follow the steps for Creating Phonebook Entries on page 25. If you do not wish to change the

information at any step, simply press MENU/SELECT to go to the next step.

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Storing Caller ID or Redial Numbers in the Phonebook

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You can store Caller ID records or redial numbers in the phonebook so you can use them later. Go to the Caller ID or redial list and select the number you want to store. (If the Caller ID information did not include the number, then you will not be able to store it.)

With the phone in standby, press to open the Caller ID list or REDIAL/PAUSE to open the redial list.

Use and to scroll through the Caller ID records or redial numbers. When you come to the information you

want to store, press MENU/SELECT. Note: If you need to add (or delete) a “1” to the beginning of the Caller ID phone number, press /TONE (see

page 33). If you need to add (or delete) the stored area code to the Caller ID phone number, press # (see page 34).

Select Store into PB. Edit Name appears. If the phone number is already stored in memory, you will hear a

beep, and This data is already saved! appears in the display. The number will not be stored. Continue by following the steps for Creating Phonebook Entries on page 25.

Deleting a Single Phonebook Entry

With the phone in standby, press .

Find the entry that you want to delete and press MENU/SELECT.

Select Delete. Delete Entry? appears in the display.

Move the cursor to select Yes.

Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone, and Deleted! appears in the display.

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Deleting all Phonebook Entries

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With the phone in standby, press .

Press MENU/SELECT, and then select Delete All. Delete All?

appears in the display. Move the cursor to select Yes.

Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone, and Deleted!

appears in the display.

Copying Phonebook Entries to Another Station

You can transfer phonebook entries from one station to another without having to re-enter names and numbers. You can transfer one phonebook entry at a time or all phonebook entries at once.

With the phone in standby, press .

To copy one entry, nd the phonebook entry you want to copy. Press MENU/SELECT, and then select Copy.

To copy all entries, press MENU/SELECT, and then select Copy All. Move the cursor to select the station which you want to transfer the entries to and then press MENU/SELECT.

If you select Copy All, Are you sure? appears on the display screen. Move the cursor to select Yes, and then press MENU/SELECT.

The phonebook entries will be transferred to the designated station. During the copy process, the receiving

station shows Receiving and the ID of the sending station. When the transfer is completed, Done! appears on the station.

Notes: • The handsets must be currently connected to the same base (see page 15).

• If the station you want to transfer to already has seventy entries in its phonebook, you will hear a beep, and Not enough memory in receiving unit appears on the display.

• If the selected station is out of range or data transfer is cancelled, Unavailable appears in the display.

Setting Up the Phonebook

Phonebook listings will not be transferred.

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Customizing Your Handsets

All of the following options are set separately for each handset, so you can customize a handset for each room in your house.

Changing the Handset Banner

Each handset will display a banner name once it is registered to the base. The default banner is Handset #1, Handset #2, etc. You can change the name your phone displays by changing the banner display. If you have more than one handset,

the banner name identies your handset.

Press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select the Handset Setup menu, and then the Banner submenu.

2) Use the keypad to enter or edit the banner name. (See Entering Text from Your Handset on page 22 for detailed

3) instructions on entering text.)

Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone.

Note: When you have multiple bases and even if the handset ID is changed when you switch to a different base,

the handset will keep the banner name.

Customizing Your Handsets

Selecting a Ring Tone

You may choose from four melodies or three tones for your phone’s primary ring tone. Each handset can use a different ring tone or melody. The available ring tones are as listed:

Press MENU/SELECT.

Select the Handset Setup menu, and then the Ringer Tones submenu.

2) Move the cursor to select a ring tone. As each ring tone is highlighted, you will

Melodies

Fur Elise (Elise)

Fur Elise ( We Wish You A Merry Clatter

We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Merry-Xmas) Wake Up

Christmas ( Aura Lee (Aura Lee)

Aura Lee ( Star Spangled Banner

Star Spangled Banner (Star Spngl)

(Star Spngl)

hear a sample (unless the handset ringer volume is set to off). When you hear the tone you want to use, press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a

conrmation tone.

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Elise)

Merry-Xmas) Wake Up

Aura Lee)

Tones

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Flicker Clatter

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Activating AutoTalk

AutoTalk allows you to answer the phone simply by picking up the handset from the cradle. You do not have to press a button to answer the call.

Press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select the Handset Setup menu, and then the AutoTalk submenu.

2) Move the cursor to select On or Off.

Using Your Phone

Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone.

Customizing Your Handsets

Activating Any Key Answer

Any Key Answer allows you to answer the phone by pressing any key on the twelve-key dial pad.

Press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select the Handset Setup menu, and then the Any Key Answer submenu.

2) Move the cursor to select On or Off.

3) Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone.

Using Your Phone

During a Power Failure

Because the phone is a corded/cordless combination phone, it can still perform several of its functions during a power failure. The following features will function with base corded handset even during a power failure:

Making and receiving calls with the base corded handset

•

Corded handset volume control

•

Call Waiting on a base corded handset call

•

Entering pauses when dialing from the base corded handset

•

A special ring tone will sound during a power failure and you will not be able to control the volume setting of this

•

ring.

All other features are disabled during a power failure.

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Making and Receiving Calls

Making a call

Answering a call

Hanging up

From the base speakerphone

Press .

1) Listen for

2) the dial tone.

Dial the

3) number.

Dial the

1) number.

Press .

From the base

corded handset

Pick up the corded

1) handset from the base.

Listen for the dial

2) tone.

Dial the number.

1) Pick up the corded

2) handset from the base.

Pick up the corded handset from the base.

Return the corded handset to the base cradle.

From a cordless handset

Pick up the handset

1) from the cradle.

Press TALK/FLASH.

2) Listen for the dial tone.

3) Dial the number.

Pick up the handset

1) from the cradle.

Dial the number.

2) Press TALK/FLASH.

Pick up the handset.

1) (If AutoTalk is on, the phone will answer when you pick up the handset from the cradle.)

Press TALK/FLASH. (If

2) Any Key Answer is on, you can also press any key on the dial pad.)

Press END or return the handset to the cradle.

From a handset

speakerphone

Pick up the handset

1) from the cradle.

Press .

2) Listen for the dial

3) tone.

Dial the number.

Pick up the handset

1) from the cradle.

Dial the number.

2) Press .

Pick up the handset.

1) Press .

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Making a Call from the Phonebook

With the phone in standby, press to open the phonebook.

Find the phonebook entry you want to call (see Finding a Phonebook Entry on page 26).

Press TALK/FLASH or on the handset or pick up the corded handset from the base or press on the

3) base to dial the number.

Note: You can also press TALK/FLASH or on the handset or pick up the corded handset from the base or press

on the base before you open the phonebook. Find the phone number you want to dial, and then press

MENU/SELECT.

Chain dialing from the phonebook

If you often have to enter a series of digits or a code number during a call, you can save that code number to a phonebook entry. When your call connects, just use the phonebook to transmit the saved code number. (This is referred to as chain dialing.)

Enter the code number (up to twenty digits) into the phonebook (see Creating Phonebook Entries on page 25).

1) Be sure to enter the code number into the phonebook exactly as you would enter it during a call.

During a call, when you hear the prompt that tells you to enter the code number, press .

Using Your Phone

Use or to select the phonebook entry that contains the digits you want to send.

Press MENU/SELECT. The phone sends the digits of the code number exactly as you saved them in the

4) phonebook entry.

Switching to the Speakerphone During a Call

Handset: To switch a normal call to the handset speakerphone, press . To switch from a handset speakerphone

call to a normal call, press . Base: To switch a call from the corded handset to the base speakerphone, press and then return the corded

handset to the cradle. To switch a call from the base speakerphone to the corded handset, simply pick up the corded handset from the cradle.

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Using Caller ID, Call Waiting, and Redial Lists

If you subscribe to Caller ID service from your phone company, your phone will show you the caller’s phone number and name (if available) whenever a call comes in. If you subscribe to Caller ID on Call Waiting, the phone will also show you the name and the number of any call that comes in while you’re on the line.

Using the Caller ID List

You can store up to thirty Caller ID numbers in each station. Caller ID records are stored from newest to oldest. Once your Caller ID list is full, the oldest record will be automatically deleted when a new call is received. When you have new Caller ID records (that is, records you have not reviewed yet) and the phone is in standby, the station will display the number of new Caller ID calls received. (See page 20.) To open the Caller ID list, press (on the right side of the four-way key). The phone will show the latest record. Use and to scroll through the list. (New records have an asterisk next to the received time.)

Making a Call from a Caller ID Record

With the phone in standby, press to open the Caller ID list.

1) Use and to nd the Caller ID record you want to dial.

2) If you need to add (or delete) a “1” to the beginning of the displayed phone number, press /TONE.

3) Press TALK/FLASH or on the handset or pick up the corded handset from the base or press on the

4) base to dial the number.

Note: You can also press TALK/FLASH or on the handset or pick up the corded handset from the base or press

on the base before you open the caller ID list. Find the phone number you want to dial, and then press

MENU/SELECT.

What’s this “add or delete a 1” about?

Any phone number in the Caller ID records might (or might not!) have a “1” at the front, depending on how

• different phone companies send the Caller ID information. The phone dials the number exactly as it appears in the Caller ID record.

• If the phone number is a long distance or toll call, but the Caller ID record does not have a “1” in front of the

• number, press /TONE to add it. If the phone number is a local or non-toll call, but the Caller ID record has a “1” in front of the number, press /TONE to delete it.

Waiting, and Redial Lists

Using Caller ID, Call

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Using Caller ID, Call

Waiting, and Redial Lists

Seven-digit dialing

If you can make a local call by dialing only seven digits instead of ten, you can tell the phone to hide your local area code in the Caller ID list; any calls from outside your area code will show all ten digits. This setting applies to the base and all handsets currently connected to the same base.

To program your local area code:

Press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select the Global Setup menu, and then the Area Code submenu.

2) Use the number keypad (0 through 9) to enter a three-digit area code. If an area code has already been stored,

3) it appears in the display. Press CLEAR/INT’COM on the handset or CLEAR on the base to delete the stored code, and then enter a new one.

Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone.

Note: If you have multiple bases, select the base before programming the area code (see page 15).

The phone uses the stored area code as a lter. When a call comes in, the phone compares the incoming area

•

code to the code programmed on the phone. If the two codes match, the station hides the area code in the Caller ID list. When you are reviewing the Caller ID list, you can show the hidden area code by pressing #. Press # again to

•

hide the area code. When you dial from a Caller ID record or store a Caller ID record in the phonebook, the phone dials or stores the

•

digits exactly as they appear on the display. If you need to use ten digits, be sure to press # to show the area code before you dial or store the number. (See page 27 to store a Caller ID record in the phonebook.)

Deleting Caller ID Numbers

To delete only one Caller ID number, press when the phone is in standby, and then nd the number you want to delete. Press MENU/SELECT and select Delete Entry. When the phone asks you to conrm, select Yes.

To delete all the Caller ID numbers, press when the phone is in standby. Press MENU/SELECT and select Delete All. When the phone asks you to conrm, select Yes.

Notes: • When you delete a Caller ID number, you delete it permanently.

• Caller ID numbers are stored separately in each station. Deleting a record from one station will not delete the record from any other stations.

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Using Call Waiting

If you have Call Waiting service and a second call comes in when you are on the phone, a call waiting tone will sound. If you also have Caller ID service, the phone shows the Caller ID information for the incoming call. Press TALK/FLASH on the handset or FLASH on the base to accept the waiting call. There is a short pause, and then you will hear the new caller. To return to the original caller, press TALK/FLASH on the handset or FLASH on the base.

Note:

You must subscribe to Call Waiting service for this feature to operate. Not all features are available in all areas.

Redialing a Number

You can quickly redial the last ve numbers dialed on each station.

With the phone in standby, press the REDIAL/PAUSE to open the redial list.

1) Use and or REDIAL/PAUSE to scroll through the redial list.

2) When you nd the number you want to dial, press TALK/FLASH or on the handset or pick up the corded

3) handset from the base or press on the base.

Notes: • If the number exceeds 32 digits, only the rst 32 digits are retained in redial memory.

• If the redial memory is empty, Empty appears in the display and you will hear a beep.

• You can also press TALK/FLASH or on the handset or pick up the corded handset from the base or press on the base before you open the redial list. Find the phone number you want to dial, and then press MENU/SELECT.

Deleting a Redial Record

If you want to delete a phone number from the redial list, follow the steps below:

With the phone in standby, press REDIAL/PAUSE.

1) Use and to scroll through the redial list.

2) When you nd the redial number you want to delete, press MENU/SELECT and select Delete Entry.

3) When the phone asks you to conrm, select Yes. The redial number is deleted.

Waiting, and Redial Lists

Using Caller ID, Call

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Adjusting the Ringer, Earpiece and Speaker Volume

Adjusting the Ringer Volume

You can choose from four ringer volume settings (off, low, medium, and high) separately on each handset or the base.

With the phone in standby, press or . The display shows the current

Adjusting the Ringer,

volume level and the station sounds the ringer at that level. Use to make the ringer volume louder or to make it softer or turn it

Earpiece and Speaker Volume

completely off. When you hear the ringer volume level you want to use, stop pressing keys.

3) The station will use the new ringer volume starting with the next incoming call.

Note: If you set the ringer volume to Off, the station won’t ring. Other stations will ring according to their individual

settings.

Muting the Ringer (One call only)

While the phone is ringing, press /MUTE or END on the handset, or MUTE or on the base to mute the ringer for this call. The phone will ring again on the next call. (The cordless handset must be off the cradle to mute the ringer.)

Adjusting the Earpiece Volume

You can choose from six volume levels for each cordless handset earpiece or the corded handset earpiece. To adjust the earpiece volume while on a call, press (to make it louder) or (to make it softer). The display shows the current volume level for the earpiece.

Adjusting the Speaker Volume

Handset Speaker: You can choose from six volume levels for the handset speaker while on a speakerphone call or

when the handset is accessing the answering system. To adjust the handset speaker volume, press (to make it louder) or (to make it softer). The handset display shows the current volume level for the handset speaker.

Note: The handset earpiece and the handset speaker have separate volume settings.

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Base Speaker: You can choose from ten volume levels for the base speaker while on a speakerphone call or when the answering system announces or plays a message. To adjust the base speaker volume, press (to make it louder) or (to make it softer). The base display shows the current volume level for the base speaker.

Adjusting the Audio Tone

If you aren’t satised with the audio quality of your phone, you can adjust the Audio Tone of the earpiece while on

a call. Your phone gives you three audio tone options: low, natural and high; the default setting, Natural Tone, is recommended for hearing aid users. Audio tone adjustments only apply to the cordless handset earpiece, not the speakerphone and the base corded handset.

To adjust the audio tone:

While on a call, press MENU/SELECT.

1) Move the cursor to select Audio Tone, and then press MENU/SELECT.

2) Move the cursor to select desired option (High Tone, Natural Tone, or Low Tone), and then press MENU/

3) SELECT. Selected option appears in the display for two seconds, and then the display returns to normal.

Activating T-Coil Mode

Digital cordless phones generate magnetic signals that can cause noise on hearing aids equipped with a telecoil (“T” coil) feature. This phone includes a special “T-coil” mode that, when activated, reduces the magnetic noise generated by the cordless handset.

With the phone in standby, press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select the Handset Setup menu, and then the T-coil submenu.

2) Move the cursor to select On or Off.

3) Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone.

When the T-coil mode is turned on, appears in the display during a call. Note: Using the T-coil mode may shorten the handset battery’s talk time; make sure you always return the handset

to the charging cradle when not in use. Only activate T-coil mode if you experience problems using the handset with a T-coil-equipped hearing aid.

Earpiece and Speaker Volume

Adjusting the Ringer,

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Finding a Lost Handset

Outside call

Handset #1

Handset #2

Base speakerphone or corded handset

To locate a misplaced handset, press FIND/HOLD/INT’COM on the base when the phone is in standby. Use or to select the handset you want to page, and then press MENU/SELECT. Select All to page all registered handsets. To cancel paging, press FIND/HOLD/INT’COM on the base again.

Note: Handsets that are not currently connected to this base will not be paged.

Using Hold, Conference and Transfer

Placing a Call on Hold

During a call, press CLEAR/INT’COM on the handset or FIND/HOLD/INT’COM on the base to place the caller

1) on hold. If you leave a caller on hold for more than ten seconds, the display screen will read, Line On Hold.

To return to the party on hold, press TALK/FLASH or on the handset or pick up the corded handset from the

2) base or press on the base. The phone will return to the holding party.

Notes: • You can only place a caller on hold for ve minutes. Once ve minutes has passed, that party’s line will be

disconnected and the phone will return to standby.

• While a call is on hold, Call Waiting and CID on Call Waiting do not work.

Finding a Lost Handset

Conferencing

Using Hold, Conference and Transfer

If you have more than one handset, up to four people can participate in a conference call. A four-way conference call consists of an outside line, two handsets, and the base. You can easily join a call already in progress. The handsets must be currently connected to the same base (see page 15).

Press TALK/FLASH or on the handset or pick up the corded

1) handset from the base or press on the base to join the call.

To hang up, return the handset to the cradle or press END on the

2) handset or return the corded handset to the base or press on the base. The other party will still be connected to the call.

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Transferring a Call

You can transfer a call from one station to another. The handsets must be currently connected to the same base (see page 15).

During a call, press CLEAR/INT’COM on the handset or FIND/HOLD/INT’COM on the base.

1) Use or to select the station you want to transfer the call to, and then press MENU/SELECT. Select All to

2) page all other stations. The call will automatically be placed on hold, and a paging tone sounds. To cancel the transfer, press TALK/FLASH or on the handset or on the base.

When another station accepts the transferred call, you will be disconnected. If you want to rejoin the call, press

3) TALK/FLASH or again on the handset or pick up the corded handset from the base or press on the base again.

Using Hold, Conference

Answering a transferred call

When a station receives a call transfer, it sounds a paging tone; stations also show the ID of the station that is paging. To accept the call transfer:

To answer the page and speak to the transferring station, press TALK/FLASH or CLEAR/INT’COM on the

1) handset, or or FIND/HOLD/INT’COM on the base, or pick up the corded handset from the base.

Note: If AutoTalk is on, the handset will automatically answer the page when you pick up the handset from the

cradle. If Any Key Answer is on, you can also press any key on the handset’s dial pad.

To accept the call and speak to the caller, press TALK/FLASH on the receiving handset, or on the receiving

2) base.

When you accept the transferred call, the transferring station will be disconnected.

Only the rst station to answer the transfer page will be connected to the call. If the transfer page is not picked up within one minute, the operation will be canceled.

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Using Special Features

Privacy Mode

Privacy mode prevents other stations (that are connected to the same base) from interrupting your call. As long as your station is in privacy mode, other stations can’t join your call or make any calls of their own: their displays will show Unavailable.

While on a call, press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select Call Privacy. Privacy Mode On appears in the display for two seconds; appears and remains in the

2) display until the feature is turned off.

To turn privacy mode off, repeat the procedure listed above. Privacy Mode Off appears.

Note: Privacy mode does not affect handsets that are connected to a different base or extension phone.

Using the Intercom

You can use the intercom to talk to another station without using the phone line. The handsets must be currently connected to the same base (see page 15).

Making an intercom page

With the phone in standby, press CLEAR/INT’COM on the handset or FIND/HOLD/INT’COM on the base.

1) Use or to select the station you want to talk with, and then press MENU/SELECT. Select All to page all

2) other stations.

To cancel the intercom page, press END on the handset or FIND/HOLD/INT’COM on the base.

Notes: Intercom paging will be cancelled if any of the following things occur:

You receive an outside call or an intercom page while selecting the other station.

• You do not select a station within thirty seconds.

• Your handset is out of range (Out Of Range appears in the display).

• The party does not answer the page within one minute.

• The party is busy.

• The party is out of range (Unavailable appears in the display).

•

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Answering an intercom page

When the intercom page tone sounds, the display will show the ID of the station that is paging.

Press TALK/FLASH or CLEAR/INT’COM on the handset, or or FIND/HOLD/INT’COM on the base, or pick

1) up the corded handset from the base.

Note: If AutoTalk is on, the handset will automatically answer the page when you pick up the handset from the

cradle. If Any Key Answer is on, you can also press any key on the handset’s dial pad.

To hang up an intercom call, press END on the handset or FIND/HOLD/INT’COM on the base, or return the

2) corded handset to the base.

Muting the Microphone

Mute turns off the microphone so the caller can’t hear you. This only works while you are on a call.

Press /MUTE on the handset or MUTE on the base. Mute On and appear in the display; remains while

1) muting is on.

To cancel muting, press /MUTE on the handset or MUTE on the base again. Mute Off appears. (While on a

2) base speakerphone call, pressing on the base is also available to cancel muting.)

Tone Dialing Switch Over

If your phone is set to pulse dialing, you can temporarily switch to tone dialing after the call connects. This feature is useful when you need tone dialing to use automated menu systems, such as telephone bank tellers, telephone prescription rells, customer support menus, etc. Make your call normally. Once your call connects, press /TONE on the station. Any digits you enter from then on will be sent with tone dialing. When this particular call ends, the phone automatically returns to pulse dialing.

See Changing the dial mode on page 12 for instructions on setting your phone for pulse or tone dialing.

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Using a Voice Mail Service

If you subscribe to a voice mail service, you can use your phone to access your voice mailbox. When there are messages waiting in your voice mailbox, the new message LED on the handset ashes, and appears in both the handset and base displays.

Note: This notication feature supports the voice mail service that uses Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) for the

message notication signal only.

If you store your access number and password (provided by the voice mail service you subscribe to) in your phonebook, you can quickly dial in and retrieve your messages. (See page 25.)

Resetting the voice message waiting indicator

When you receive a new voice mail message, the new message LED on the top of the handset ashes and appears in the handset display. In the event your message waiting light gets out of sync with your phone company’s voice messaging system, you can manually reset it back to the “No messages waiting” state.

On the base, press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select the Global Setup menu, and then the VMWI Reset submenu.

2) Move the cursor to select Yes or No.

3) Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone.

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Setting Up the Answering System

You can set up your answering system’s features from the base or handset with two exceptions: you can only change the greeting or record a new greeting from the base. Only one station at a time can access the answering system menus.

Recording a Personal Greeting

Your answering system comes with a pre-recorded outgoing message or greeting that plays when you receive a call: “Hello, no one is available to take your call. Please leave a message after the tone.” You can record your own personal outgoing greeting. Your recorded greeting must be between two seconds and thirty seconds long.

On the base, press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select the Ans. Setup menu, and then the Record Greeting submenu.

2) Record Greeting, Start [select] appears. Press MENU/SELECT to start the recording. Begin recording after the

3) announcement. The message counter on the base LCD displays “30”, and then begins to count down.

When you nish recording, press MENU/SELECT again or press . You will hear a conrmation tone, and

4) your recorded greeting plays back for you.

Selecting a Greeting

You can switch back and forth between the pre-recorded greeting and your own greeting at any time.

On the base, press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select the Ans. Setup menu, and then the Greeting Options submenu. The system plays the current greeting.

2) To keep this greeting, do nothing. To switch to the other greeting, press or on the four-way function key

3) while the system is playing the current greeting.

Each time you press or , the system switches between the pre-recorded and the personal greeting. The

4) last greeting you hear is used as the current greeting.

Answering System

Setting Up the

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Deleting Your Personal Greeting

You can delete your personal greeting from the base. You cannot delete the pre-recorded greeting.

On the base, press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select the Ans. Setup menu, and then the Greeting Options submenu. The system plays the current greeting.

2) While the personal greeting is playing, press .

3) The system announces “Greeting has been deleted,” and switches back to the pre-recorded greeting.

Selecting the Language for Announcements

You can select the language of your answering system announcements. The default system language is English.

Press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select Ans. Setup, and then the Ans. Language submenu.

2) Move the cursor to choose a language.

for US models: Choose English or Español (Spanish). for Canadian models: Choose English or Français (French).

Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone.

Setting the Number of Rings

The ring time setting allows you to set the number of rings (2, 4, or 6) the caller hears before your answering system picks up. If you select Toll Saver, the answering system picks up after two rings if you have new messages, and after four rings if there are none. This way, if you make a long distance call to check your messages, you can hang up after the third ring to avoid long distance billing charges.

Press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select the Ans. Setup menu, and then the Ring Time submenu.

2) Move the cursor to select a ring time (Toll Saver, 2 Times, 4 Times, or 6 Times).

3) Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone.

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Setting the Record Time (or Announce only)

You can choose how many minutes (1 or 4) callers have to record a message. If you select Announce Only, the answering system answers the call but prevents callers from leaving a message.

Press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select the Ans. Setup menu, and then the Record Time submenu.

2) Move the cursor to select a record time (1 Minute, 4 Minutes, or Announce Only).

3) Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone.

While your answering system is set to Announce Only, the message counter on the base LCD displays “A.” If you are using the prerecorded greeting, the system automatically switches to the following message: “Hello, no one is available to take your call. Please call again.” If you are using a personal greeting, the system continues to use that greeting.

Activating the Message Alert

The message alert feature sounds a short alert tone every fteen seconds whenever you have a new message.

To turn on the message alert:

Press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select the Ans. Setup menu, and then the Message Alert submenu.

2) Move the cursor to select On or Off.

3) Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone.

Activating the Base Call Screen

With the call screen feature, you can listen to callers as they leave a message without answering the call.

Press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select the Ans. Setup menu and then the Call Screen submenu.

2) Move the cursor to select On or Off.

3) Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone.

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Using the Answering System

Turning Your Answering System On and Off

From the base From the handset

With the phone in standby, press

1) ANSWER ON/OFF.

The system announces “Answering System

Turning On

Turning Off

System

Using the Answering

Notes: • If the answering system announces “No remaining time” when you turn it on, the memory is full (the

message counter on the base LCD also shows FL). The answering system can’t record any new messages until you delete some of the saved ones.

• If you do not set the clock, your messages may not have the correct day and time stamp. To set the clock, see page 23.

2) is on” and plays the current greeting.

Answering System On appears on the base

3) display.

With the phone in standby, press

1) ANSWER ON/OFF.

The phone announces “Answering System

2) is off.”

Answering System Off appears on the base

3) display.

Press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select the Ans. Setup menu, and then the

2) Ans. On/Off submenu.

Move the cursor to select On.

3) Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a

conrmation tone.

Press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select the Ans. Setup menu, and then the

2) Ans. On/Off submenu.

Move the cursor to select Off.

3) Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a

conrmation tone.

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Remote Operation from the Handset

Command

1:Repeat

2:Play

3:Skip

4:Delete

5:Stop

6:SelectGreeting

8:RecNewGreeting

Use it to

Repeat a message

Play messages

Skip a message

Delete a message

Stop the current operation

Choose a greeting

Record a new greeting

Command

1:Repeat

2:Play

3:Skip

4:Delete

5:Stop

6:SelectGreeting

8:RecNewGreeting

Use it to

Repeat a message

Play messages

Skip a message

Delete a message

Stop the current operation

Choose a greeting

Record a new greeting

You can operate your answering system from the handset whenever the phone is in standby.

Press /MUTE to start remote operation.

•

During remote operation, the phone beeps to let you

• know it’s waiting for your next command.

Press the number listed next to the commands. (see the

• table for a list of all available commands).

Use the left and right keys to scroll through the

• commands (see the table for a list of all available commands), and press MENU/SELECT. You can also press the number listed next to the commands instead of scrolling through them.

When you’re nished, press END or just hang up.

•

If you don’t press any keys for thirty seconds, the phone

• will return to standby.

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Reviewing Messages

The message counter on the base LCD displays the number of messages stored in memory. When you have new messages (that you have not listened to yet), on the base and the new message LED on the handset ash.

The answering system plays your new messages rst. If you have no new messages, the system plays your old

messages. You can review your messages from the base or from the handset:

From the base From the handset

Press /MUTE. The system announces the number of new and old messages, then plays the

rst new message followed by the day and time

it was received. Then the system plays the new messages in the order they were received.

Press 1 once to go to the beginning of the current message. Press 1 repeatedly to go back to a previous message.

Press 3 to go to the beginning of the next message.

While a message is playing, press 4. The message is permanently deleted.

Not available.

After you listen to your new messages, press

/MUTE again to play your old messages.

Press 5 to stop the message playback. Press END to exit the system and return to standby, or press 2 to restart the message playback.

Playing new messages

Repeating a message

Skipping

System

a message

Deleting a message

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Deleting all messages

Playing old messages

Ending the message review

Press . The system announces the number

of new and old messages, then plays the rst

new message followed by the day and time it was received. Then the system plays the new messages in the order they were received.

Press once to go to the beginning of the current message. Press repeatedly to go back to a previous message.

Press to go to the beginning of the next message.

While a message is playing, press . The message is permanently deleted.

While the phone is in standby, press . When the system asks you to conrm, press again. All messages are permanently deleted.

After you listen to your new messages, press

again to play your old messages.

Press to stop the message playback and return to standby.

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Screening Calls

From the base From the handset

While the system is taking the message, simply

• listen to the caller over the base speaker. (You need to activate the base call screen feature in advance. See page 45.) To answer the call and speak to the caller, pick up

• the corded handset from the base or press . To mute the call screen and allow the caller to

• continue leaving the message, press .

While the systems is recording the message, press

• /MUTE. If another handset is screening a call, you will

hear a beep and you will not be able to screen the call. To answer the call and speak to the caller, press TALK/

•

FLASH. To mute the call screen and allow the caller to continue

•

leaving the message, press END or return the handset to the cradle.

Turning Off the Message Alert Tone

When all new messages are played back, the message alert tone will automatically deactivate. The tone will not deactivate until all new messages are played back. To quickly turn off the tone, press any key on the base.

Operating the Answering System While You Are Away from Home

When you are away from home, you can operate your answering system with any touch-tone telephone.

Setting a security code or Personal Identication Number (PIN)

To operate your answering system when you are away from home, you will need to enter a two-digit security code or

Personal Identication Number (PIN). The default security code is 80.

Press MENU/SELECT.

1) Select the Ans. Setup menu, and then the Security Code submenu.

2) Use the number keypad (0 through 9) to enter a two-digit security code (01-99).

3) Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone.

Dialing in to your answering system

Note: If you enter an incorrect security code/PIN three times, you will hear a beep and the answering system will

return to standby.

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To operate from a remote location, use any touch-tone telephone, and follow these steps:

Call your telephone number and wait for the system to answer. If the answering system is off, it will answer after

1) about ten rings and sounds a series of beeps.

During the greeting or the beeps (if answering system is off), press 0 and enter your security code/PIN within

2) two seconds.

The answering system announces the current time and the number of messages stored in memory.

3) You hear “To play incoming messages, press zero-two. For help, press one-zero” followed by a beep.

Enter a remote command from the chart below. You have fteen seconds to enter the rst command; after the

rst command, you have two seconds to enter each command.

If you want to Press If you want to Press

0 then 2 The answering system plays back

System

Using the Answering

Play incoming messages

Repeat this message

Go back to the previous message

messages for four minutes, then waits for another command. To continue playing your messages, press 0 then 2 again.

0 then 1 (after the rst four seconds of this message)

0 then 1 during the rst four seconds of a message

Stop the current operation to enter a different command.

Turn the answering system off 0 then 9

Turn the answering system on 0 then 6

Skip this message 0 then 3 Listen to the help prompts 1 then 0

Delete this message 0 then 4 Exit the system Hang up.

When you nish, you will hear intermittent beeps indicating that the system is in the command waiting mode.

Enter another command from the chart within fteen seconds.

Hang up to exit the system. The answering system automatically returns to its normal standby setting.

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Wall Mounting the Base

(To AC outlet)

Remove the stand from the base.

Connect the AC adapter and the telephone cords as shown on pages 9 and 10. Remember to route the AC adapter cord through the channel on the bottom of the base.

Plug the telephone cord into the wall jack. Route the telephone cord through the molded wiring channel on the bottom of the stand as shown.

Snap the stand into the notches marked WALL on the bottom of the base.

Route the AC adapter cord through the molded wiring channel on the bottom of the stand, and let the cord hang below the stand.

ALL

WALL

This phone can be mounted on any standard telephone wall plate.

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Wall plate

(To AC outlet)

Place the mounting slots over the pins on the wall plate.

Slide the base down to lock it into place.

On the base unit, pull the handset retainer out of the slot. Rotate it clockwise 180 degrees and flip the retainer from front to back. Slide it back into the slot. The retainer holds the corded handset in place.

Notes: Mounting the phone directly on the wall

Be sure the wall is capable of supporting the weight

• of the phone, and use the proper type of anchoring device for the wall material. Insert two #10 screws (minimum length of 1 3/8

• inches, not supplied) into the wall, 3 15/16 inches apart. Leave the screw heads 1/8 inch away from the wall to

• allow room for mounting the phone. Align the mounting slots over the screws and slide

• the base down into place as shown above.

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Maintenance

Specications

Operating temperature 32° F to 122° F (0° C to 50° C)

Base Charging cradle

AC adapter

Battery pack

Notes:

Use only the supplied AC adapters.

• Be sure to use the proper adapter for the base and any charging cradles.

•

Do not place the power cord where it creates a trip hazard or where it could become chafed and create a re or

• electrical hazard. Do not place the base in direct sunlight or subject it to high temperatures.

•

Battery Information

Battery life

With average use, your handset battery provides more than ten hours of talk time and approximately seven days of standby time. You can achieve optimum battery life and performance by returning the handset to the base or charging cradle after each use. When your handset is left off of the cradle, the battery will gradually discharge even if the handset is not being used. The actual talk time duration will be reduced in proportion to the amount of time the handset is off of the cradle.

Part number PS-0008 PS-0007

Input voltage 120V AC, 60 Hz 120V AC, 60 Hz

Output voltage 9V DC @ 210mA 9V DC @ 210mA

Part number BT-1015

Capacity 650mAh, 2.4V DC

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Low battery alert

Contacts Contacts

When the battery pack is very low, the phone is programmed to eliminate functions in order to save power. When Low Battery - Charge Handset appears in the handset display and the phone is in standby, none of the keys will operate. If you are on a call, complete your conversation as quickly as possible, and return the handset to the cradle.

Maintenance

The battery pack needs to be charged when the empty battery icon appears.

Cleaning the charging contacts

To maintain a good charge, clean the charging contacts on the handset once a month. Dampen a cloth with plain water. Gently rub the damp cloth over the charging contacts until all visible dirt is removed. Dry the contacts thoroughly before returning the handset to the cradle.

Caution: Do not use paint thinner, alcohol, or other chemical products.

Doing so may discolor the surface of the telephone and damage the nish.

Battery replacement and handling

With average use, your phone’s battery should last approximately one year. To order replacement batteries, please contact Uniden’s Parts Department. The contact information is listed on the back cover page.

Caution:

Use only battery pack BT-1015.

• Do not remove the batteries from the handset to charge them.

•

Never throw the battery into a re, disassemble, or heat them.

• Do not remove or damage the battery casing.

•

Power Failures

During a power failure, you can make and receive calls with the base corded handset; however, you will not be able to use the base speakerphone or the cordless handset. See page 30 for available features with the base corded handset during a power failure.

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Troubleshooting

Common Issues

If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps rst. If these steps do not solve

your problem, please call our Customer Hotline (see the back cover for contact information).

When you have this

problem...

The charge LED won’t illuminate when the cordless handset is placed in the cradle.

No stations can make or receive calls.

A single cordless handset can’t make or receive calls (but other stations can).

A station can make calls, but it doesn’t ring or receive a page.

A cordless handset is not working.

Try...

Checking the AC adapter connection (see page 8).

• Re-seating the handset in the cradle.

• Cleaning the charging contacts on the handsets (see page 54).

•

Checking the telephone cord connection. If Check TEL Line appears on the base

• or handset display, the telephone cord may not be connected correctly (see page

10). Disconnecting the base AC adapter. Wait a few minutes, then reconnect it (see

• page 9). Changing the dial mode (see page 12).

•

Moving the handset closer to the base.

• Resetting the handset (see page 59).

•

Making sure the ringer isn’t turned off (see page 36).•

Checking the battery pack connection (see page 7).

• Charging the battery for 15-20 hours.

• Resetting the handset (see page 59).

•

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Troubleshooting

When you have this

problem...

A cordless handset says Unavailable.

The phone keeps ringing when I answer on an extension.

During power failure, can't make or receive a call.

No stations will display any Caller ID information.

Caller ID displays briey and

then clears.

I can’t register a cordless handset at the base.

A cordless handset doesn’t communicate with other handsets.

I can’t transfer calls.

Try...

Moving the handset closer to the base.

• Seeing if another station has Privacy Mode turned on (see page 40).

• Making sure the base is plugged in (see page 9).

•

You may have to change the line mode. Contact customer service for more

• information (see page 61).

Making sure to use the base corded handset to make or receive a call

• (see page 30). Checking the telephone cord connection (see page 10).

•

Checking to see if the call was placed through a switchboard.

• Asking your telephone company to verify your Caller ID service is current. There

• may be a problem with your Caller ID service. Letting incoming calls ring at least twice before answering.

•

You may have to change the line mode. Contact customer service for more

• information (see page 61).

Seeing if you already have 6 cordless handsets registered to this base.

• Seeing if you already registered this handset to 4 bases.

• Resetting the handset (see page 59).

•

Making sure all handsets are registered to and currently connected to the same

• base (see pages 14 and 15). Resetting the problem handsets (see page 59).

•

Making sure all handsets are registered to and currently connected to the same

• base (see pages 14 and 15). Resetting the problem handsets (see page 59).

•

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When you have this

problem...

I can’t get two cordless handsets to talk to an outside caller.

The answering system does not work.

The answering system does not record any messages.

The answering system doesn’t say what time messages were recorded.

Messages are incomplete.

I can’t hear base or handset speaker during call screening or message playback.

I can’t access answering system from a remote phone.

Try...

Checking to see that there are not two handsets already using the conference

• feature (see page 38). Making sure another station is not in Privacy Mode (see page 40).

• Making sure both handsets are registered to and currently connected to the same

• base (see pages 14 and 15).

Checking the AC adapter connection (see page 9).

• Checking to see if the answering system is turned on (see page 46).

•

The memory may be full. Delete some or all of the saved messages (see page

•

48). Checking to see that the message record time is not set to announce only (see

• page 45)

Checking to see if you have set the time (see page 23).•

The incoming messages may be too long. Ask callers to leave a brief message.

• The memory may be full. Delete some or all of the saved messages (see page

•

48).

Adjusting the speaker volume on the base or handset (see pages 36 and 37).

• Checking to see if the call screen feature is set to on (see page 45).

•

Checking to see if you are using the correct PIN number (see page 49).

• Checking to see if the touch-tone phone you’re using can transmit the tone for at

• least two seconds. If it cannot, try using a different touch-tone phone.

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Troubleshooting

Weak or Hard to Hear Audio

If the caller’s voice sounds weak or soft, the signal might be blocked by large metal objects or walls; you might also be too far from the base, or the handset’s battery may be weak.

Try adjusting the volume of the earpiece (see page 36) or the audio tone (see page 37).

• Try moving around while you’re on a call or moving closer to the base to see if the sound gets louder.

• Make sure the handset’s battery is fully charged.

•

Noise or Static on the Line

The most common cause of noise or static on a cordless phone is interference: other wireless or electronic devices can radiate energy that disturbs the radio signal between the base and the handset (much like overhead power lines can cause static on your car radio). Some common household sources of interference are

electrical appliances, especially microwave ovens

• computer equipment, especially wireless LAN equipment and DSL modems

• radio-based wireless devices, such as room monitors, wireless controllers, or wireless headphones or speakers

•

large orescent light xtures (particularly ones that give off a “buzzing” noise)

• other services that use your phone line, like alarm systems, intercom systems, or broadband Internet service

•

For static on only one handset or in a specic location: For static on more than one handset:

Check nearby for one of the common interference

• sources. Try moving the handset away from a suspected

• source, or try moving the suspected source so it’s not between the handset and the base.

Check near the base for the source of interference.

• Try moving the base away from a suspected source,

• or try turning off the source if possible. If you have any services that might use your phone

•

line, see if you need a lter on the phone line.

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Installing a telephone line lter or DSL lter

Telephone cord

Telephone wall jack

DSL filter

Telephone cord

Telephone wall jack

DSL filter

Any broadband Internet service that uses your telephone

line might interfere with standard phones. The most common type of these services, DSL, often causes static on your telephone.

Fortunately, an easy-to-install lter removes this static from the line. Technicians who install DSL service usually leave several lters for the customers; if you can’t nd them, call your DSL provider or look

in any electronics store.

Just plug the DSL lter into the telephone wall jack and then plug your phone’s base into the lter. Make a test call to make sure the

noise is gone.

Resetting the Handset

You may need to reset your handset in the following instances:

You lose a handset and purchase a new one.

• You get the message Registration Failed when you try to register the handset.

• You are unable to register any handsets to the base.

• When you register new handsets to the base, the handset IDs do not match. (For example, the handset registers

• as “Handset #4” but you only have two handsets.) When you are instructed to by one of Uniden’s call center representatives.

•

Select the base you want to de-register the handset from (see Selecting the base on page 15).

Press and hold END and # for more than ve seconds. Select Deregister HS.

Select the handset which you are operating, and then press MENU/SELECT.

The phone will ask you to conrm the deregistration. Select Yes. The selected handset will clear its registration

information only from the base it is currently connected to, and then delete the link to the base from its own memory.

When the base information is deleted, the handset displays Handset not registered-place handset on base to

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Troubleshooting

Re-register the handset to the base (see Registering accessory handsets on page 13).

If the handset cannot contact the base, it will display Out Of Range. Make sure the handset is in range of the base and the base is connected to power; you can also reset the handset without the base (see the next section).

Resetting the Handset Without the Base

If your original base is not available for some reason, you can still reset the handset and use it with another base.

Press and hold END and # for at least ve seconds.

Move the cursor to select Base Unavailable and then press MENU/SELECT.

Select the base which you want to de-register from, and then press MENU/SELECT. Base Unavailable appears.

Move the cursor to select Yes, and then press MENU/SELECT. You hear a conrmation tone, and the handset

deletes its own base information without contacting the base. If the handset was registered to only one base, it displays Handset not registered-place handset on base to register. See your Owner’s Manual for help. If the handset is still registered to another base, it searches for the other base and then returns to standby.

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Changing the Line Mode for Multiple Extensions

Line mode refers to the method that telephones use to signal each other that an extension is in use. Customer service may recommend changing the line mode if you have any of the following problems:

Your phone keeps ringing after someone answers on an extension phone.

• Your answering system doesn’t stop recording when you answer on an extension phone.

•

Caller ID displays briey and then clears.

•

If you set from a handset and you have multiple bases, select the base that is having problems (see page 15).

Press MENU/SELECT.

Select the Global Setup menu, and then the Set Line Mode submenu.

If Instructed by Customer Service Press [select] appears. Press MENU/SELECT.

Move the cursor to select Type - A, Type - B, or Off.

Press MENU/SELECT. You will hear a conrmation tone.

Traveling Out of Range

When the handset is in standby, the handset will display Out Of Range. During a call, if you move your handset too far from your base, noise may increase. If you pass the range limit of the

base, the handset will beep, display Out Of Range, and then go to standby. The base will maintain the connection for thirty seconds after the handset goes out of range. If you move the handset back within range of the base within thirty seconds, press TALK/FLASH or to pick up the call again.

Note: If it is set to automatically select the available base, the handset will begin searching for another base thirty

seconds after going out of range. (see Selecting the base on page 15).

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Liquid Damage

Moisture and liquid can damage your cordless phone.

If the handset or base is exposed to moisture or liquid, but only the exterior plastic housing is affected, wipe off

• the liquid, and use as normal. If moisture or liquid has entered the plastic housing (i.e. liquid can be heard in the phone or liquid has entered the

• handset battery compartment or vent openings on the base), follow the steps below. After following these steps, if your cordless telephone does not work, please call our Customer Service Hotline (see the back cover page).

Handset Base

Remove the battery cover and leave it off for

1) ventilation.

Disconnect the battery pack. Leave the battery

2) cover off and the battery pack disconnected for at least 3 days.

Once the handset is completely dry, reconnect the

3) battery pack and the battery cover.

Recharge the handset’s battery pack for 15 to 20

Troubleshooting

hours before using.

IMPORTANT: You must unplug the telephone line while recharging the battery packs to avoid charge interruption.

CAUTION: DO NOT use a microwave oven to speed up the drying process. This will cause permanent

damage to the handset, base and the microwave oven.

Disconnect the AC adapter from the base, cutting

1) off electrical power.

Disconnect the telephone cord from the base.

2) Let dry for at least 3 days.

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Precautions!

Before you read anything else, please observe the following:

Warning!

Uniden America Corporation DOES NOT represent this unit

to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of re, electrical shock,

or damage to the unit, DO NOT expose this unit to rain or moisture.

Rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium Battery Warning

This equipment contains a rechargeable nickel-cadmium

• battery. The rechargeable batteries contained in this equipment

•

may explode if disposed of in a re.

Nickel and Cadmium are a chemical known to state of

• California to cause cancer. Do not short-circuit the battery.

• Do not charge the rechargeable battery pack used in

• this equipment with in any charger other than the one

designed to charge this battery pack as specied in the

owner's manual. Using another charger may damage the battery pack or cause the battery pack to explode.

Rechargeable Batteries Must Be Recycled or Disposed of Properly.

Rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium Batteries Must Be Recycled or Disposed of Properly

Uniden voluntarily participates in an RBRC®

• industry program to collect and recycle nickel-cadmium batteries at the end of their useful life, when taken out of service within the United States. The RBRC® program provides a convenient alternative to

• placing used nickel-cadmium batteries into the trash or municipal waste stream, which is illegal in some areas. Through the RBRC® program, Uniden makes it easy

• for you to drop off the used battery at local retailers of replacement nickel-cadmium batteries. You may also contact your local recycling center for information on where to return the used battery. Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for information on Ni-Cd battery recycling in your area. Uniden’s involvement in this program is part of its commitment to protecting our environment and conserving natural resources. RBRC® is a registered trademark of the Rechargeable

• Battery Recycling Corporation.

Uniden works to reduce lead content in our PVC coated cords in our products and accessories.

Warning!

The cords on this product and/or accessories contain lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.

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Precautions!

Important Safety Instructions

When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk

of re, electric shock and injury to persons, including the

following:

Do not use this product near water, for example, near

1. a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool.

Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type)

2. during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.

Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the

3. vicinity of the leak.

Use only the power cord and batteries indicated in

this manual. Do not dispose of batteries in a re. They

may explode. Check with local authorities for possible battery disposal instructions.

Do not disassemble any component of this product.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions. Do not open or mutilate the battery, and disconnect the battery before shipping this product.

The FCC Wants You To Know

This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules and the requirements adopted by the ACTA. On the bottom of this equipment is a label that contains, among other information, a

product identier in the format US: AAAEQ##TXXXX. If requested,

this number must be provided to the telephone company.

An applicable Universal Service Order Codes (USOC) certication

for the jacks used in this equipment is provided (i.e., RJ11C) in the packaging with each piece of approved terminal equipment. A plug and jack used to connect this equipment to the premises wiring and telephone network must comply with the applicable FCC Part 68 rules and requirements adopted by the ACTA. A compliant telephone cord and modular plug is provided with this product. It is designed to be connected to a compatible modular jack that is also compliant. See installation instructions for details.

The REN is used to determine the number of devices that may be connected to a telephone line. Excessive RENs on a telephone line may result in the devices not ringing in response to an incoming call. In most but not all areas, the sum of RENs should not exceed

ve (5.0). To be certain of the number of devices that may be

connected to a line, as determined by the total RENs, contact the telephone provider. For products approved after July 23, 2001, the

REN for this product is part of the product identier that has the format US:AAAEQ##TXXXX. The digits represented by ## are the

REN without a decimal point (e.g., 03 is a REN of 0.3). For earlier products, the REN is separately shown on the label.

If this equipment causes harm to the telephone network, the telephone company will notify you in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be required. But if advance notice isn’t practical, the telephone company will notify the customer as

soon as possible. Also, you will be advised of your right to le a

complaint with the FCC if you believe it is necessary. The telephone

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company may make changes in its facilities, equipment, operations or procedures that could affect the operation of the equipment. If this happens the telephone company will provide advance notice

in order for you to make necessary modications to maintain

uninterrupted service.

Please follow instructions for repairing, if any (e.g. battery replacement section); otherwise do not substitute or repair any

parts of the device except as specied in this manual. Connection

to party line service is subject to state tariffs. Contact the state public utility commission, public service commission or corporation commission for information. This equipment is hearing aid compatible.

Should you experience trouble with this equipment, please contact Uniden customer service at 800-297-1023. If the equipment is causing harm to the telephone network, the telephone company may request that you disconnect the equipment until the problem is resolved.

NOTICE: According to telephone company reports, AC electrical surges, typically resulting from lightning strikes, are very destructive to telephone equipment connected to AC power sources. To minimize damage from these types of surges, a surge arrestor is recommended.

Changes or modications to this product not expressly approved

by Uniden, or operation of this product in any way other than as detailed by the owner’s manual, could void your authority to operate this product.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Privacy of communications may not be ensured when using this phone.

To insure the safety of users, the FCC has established criteria for the amount of radio frequency energy various products may produce depending on their intended usage. This product has been tested and found to comply with the FCC’s exposure criteria. For body worn operation, the FCC RF exposure guidelines were also met when used with the Uniden accessories supplied or designed for this product. Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines and should be avoided.

The antenna(s) used for the base-unit must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be collocated or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

If your home has wired alarm equipment connected to a phone line, be sure that installing the system does not disable your alarm equipment. If you have questions about what will disable alarm

equipment, contact your telephone company or a qualied installer.

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

--Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

--Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

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--Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

--Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Radio interference

Radio interference may occasionally cause buzzing and humming in your cordless handset, or clicking noises in the base. This interference is caused by external sources such as TV, refrigerator,

vacuum cleaner, uorescent lighting, or electrical storm. Your unit is

NOT DEFECTIVE. If these noises continue and are too distracting, please check around your home to see what appliances may be causing the problem. In addition, we recommend that the base not be plugged into a circuit that also powers a major appliance because of the potential for interference. In the unlikely event that you consistently hear other voices or distracting transmissions on your phone, you may be receiving radio signals from another cordless telephone or other source of interference.

Finally, it should be noted that some cordless telephones operate at frequencies that may cause interference to nearby TVs and VCRs. To minimize or prevent such interference, the base of the cordless telephone should not be placed near or on top of a TV or VCR. If interference is experienced, moving the cordless telephone farther away from the TV or VCR will often reduce or eliminate the interference.

Cordless telephone privacy

Cordless telephones are radio devices. Communications between the handset and base of your cordless telephone are accomplished by means of radio waves which are broadcast over the open airways. Because of the inherent physical properties of radio waves, your communications can be received by radio receiving devices other than your own cordless telephone unit. Consequently, any communications using your cordless telephone may not be private.

Precautions!

I.C. Notice

Terminal equipment

NOTICE: This equipment meets the applicable Industry

Canada Terminal Equipment Technical Specications. This is conrmed by the registration number. The abbreviation, IC, before the registration number signies that registration was

performed based on a Declaration of Conformity indicating that

Industry Canada technical specications were met. It does not

imply that Industry Canada approved the equipment.

NOTICE: The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for this terminal equipment is marked on the equipment itself. The REN assigned to each terminal equipment provides an indication of the maximum number of terminals allowed to be connected to a telephone interface. The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the Ringer Equivalence Numbers

of all the devices does not exceed ve.

Radio equipment

The term “IC:” before the radio certication number only signies that Industry Canada technical specications were met.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. “Privacy of communications may not be ensured when using this telephone.”

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Index

Accessibility ................................... 5

Accessory handsets .................... 13

Answering calls............................ 31

Answering system

Reviewing messages ............... 48

Setting up ................................. 43

Turning on/off ........................... 46

When away from home ............ 49

Any key answer ........................... 30

Area code .................................... 34

Audio tone ................................... 37

AutoTalk ....................................... 30

Banner ......................................... 29

Base

Installing ..................................... 9

Multiple bases .......................... 14

Parts of the base ...................... 19

Reading the display.................. 20

Wall mounting .......................... 51

Battery

Battery life ................................ 53

Installing ..................................... 7

Low battery alert....................... 54

Replacement and handling ...... 54

Caller ID....................................... 33

Deleting Caller ID records ........ 34

Making calls from ..................... 33

Call screening ........................ 45, 49

Call waiting .................................. 35

Chain dialing ................................ 32

Conferencing ............................... 38

Day and time ............................... 23

Dial mode .............................. 12, 41

FCC statements........................... 64

Finding a handset ........................ 38

Four-way function key ................. 21

Greetings

Deleting .................................... 44

Recording ................................. 43

Selecting .................................. 43

Handset

Accessory handsets ................. 13

Banner...................................... 29

Choosing a ringer ..................... 29

Copying phonebook entries ..... 28

Entering text ............................. 22

Finding ..................................... 38

Parts of the handset ................. 18

Reading the display.................. 20

Registering ......................... 13, 14

Resetting ............................ 59, 60

Hanging up .................................. 31

Hold ............................................. 38

Installation ..................................... 6

Intercom....................................... 40

Key touch tone............................. 24

Language

Answering system

announcements ................. 44

Display ..................................... 23

Line mode for base ...................... 61

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Liquid damage ............................. 62

Low battery alert .......................... 54

Maintenance ................................ 53

Making calls ................................. 31

Using Caller ID ......................... 33

Using redial .............................. 35

Using the phonebook ............... 32

Message alert ........................ 45, 49

Multiple bases.............................. 14

Mute

Microphone .............................. 41

Ringer....................................... 36

Index

Noise ........................................... 58

Out of range................................. 61

Personal identication number

(PIN) ..................................... 49

Personal ring ............................... 24

Phonebook .................................. 25

Copying entries ........................ 28

Creating new entries ................ 25

Deleting entries .................. 27, 28

Editing entries .......................... 26

Finding entries.......................... 26

Making a call from .................... 32

Storing Caller ID or redial

numbers ............................ 27

Privacy mode ............................... 40

Pulse dialing .......................... 12, 41

Redial

Deleting a record ...................... 35

Making a calls with ................... 35

Ringer

Choosing a handset ringer ....... 29

Muting ...................................... 36

Personal ring ............................ 24

Volume ..................................... 36

Safety notices .............................. 64

Screening calls ...................... 45, 49

Security code ............................... 49

Selecting the base ....................... 15

Seven-digit dialing ....................... 34

Static............................................ 58

Text, entering ............................... 22

Tone dialing ........................... 12, 41

Transferring a call ........................ 39

Troubleshooting ........................... 55

Voice mail .................................... 42

Waiting indicator reset .............. 42

Volume, adjusting ........................ 36

Wall mounting the base ............... 51

Warranty ...................................... 71

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Remote Operation Card

Remote access

away from home

Turn on the answering

system remotely

1. Call your phone number from a touch-tone phone.

2. During the outgoing message, press 0 and enter your PIN code. The answering system announces the number of messages stored in memory and the voice prompts.

3. To quit, hang up the phone.

1. Call your phone and let it ring 10 times until you hear a beep.

2. Press 0 and then enter your PIN code.

3. Press 0 then 5 to stop the announcement.

4. Press 0 then 6 to turn the answering system on.

REMOTE OPERATION CARD

CUT

Remote access

away from home

Turn on the answering

system remotely

1. Call your phone number from a touch-tone phone.

2. During the outgoing message, press 0 and enter your PIN code. The answering system announces the number of messages stored in memory and the voice prompts.

3. To quit, hang up the phone.

1. Call your phone and let it ring 10 times until you hear a beep.

2. Press 0 and then enter your PIN code.

3. Press 0 then 5 to stop the announcement.

4. Press 0 then 6 to turn the answering system on.

REMOTE OPERATION CARD

CUT

Remote access

away from home

Turn on the answering

system remotely

1. Call your phone number from a touch-tone phone.

2. During the outgoing message, press 0 and enter your PIN code. The answering system announces the number of messages stored in memory and the voice prompts.

3. To quit, hang up the phone.

1. Call your phone and let it ring 10 times until you hear a beep.

2. Press 0 and then enter your PIN code.

3. Press 0 then 5 to stop the announcement.

4. Press 0 then 6 to turn the answering system on.

REMOTE OPERATION CARD

CUT

Remote access

away from home

Turn on the answering

system remotely

1. Call your phone number from a touch-tone phone.

2. During the outgoing message, press 0 and enter your PIN code. The answering system announces the number of messages stored in memory and the voice prompts.

3. To quit, hang up the phone.

1. Call your phone and let it ring 10 times until you hear a beep.

2. Press 0 and then enter your PIN code.

3. Press 0 then 5 to stop the announcement.

4. Press 0 then 6 to turn the answering system on.

REMOTE OPERATION CARD

CUT

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C U T

Task Key

Repeat a Message

Play Incoming Messages

Skip a Message

Delete a Message

Stop Operation

Answering System On

Answering System Off

Help

C U T

Task Key

Repeat a Message

Play Incoming Messages

Skip a Message

Delete a Message

Stop Operation

Answering System On

Answering System Off

Help

C U T

Task Key

Repeat a Message

Play Incoming Messages

Skip a Message

Delete a Message

Stop Operation

Answering System On

Answering System Off

Help

C U T

Task Key

Repeat a Message

Play Incoming Messages

Skip a Message

Delete a Message

Stop Operation

Answering System On

Answering System Off

Help

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One Year Limited Warranty

Important: Evidence of original purchase is required for warranty service. WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION (“Uniden”) ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for one year, to the original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below. WARRANTY DURATION: This warranty to the original user shall terminate and be of no further effect 12 months after the date of original retail sale. The warranty is invalid if the Product is (A) damaged or not maintained as reasonable

or necessary, (B) modied, altered, or used as part of any conversion kits, subassemblies, or any congurations not sold

by Uniden, (C) improperly installed, (D) serviced or repaired by someone other than an authorized Uniden service center for a defect or malfunction covered by this warranty, (E) used in any conjunction with equipment or parts or as part of any system not manufactured by Uniden, or (F) installed or programmed by anyone other than as detailed by the owner’s manual for this product. STATEMENT OF REMEDY: In the event that the product does not conform to this warranty at any time while this warranty is in effect, warrantor will either, at its option, repair or replace the defective unit and return it to you without charge for parts, service, or any other cost (except shipping and handling) incurred by warrantor or its representatives in connection with the performance of this warranty. Warrantor, at its option, may replace the unit with a new or refurbished unit. THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE IS THE SOLE AND ENTIRE WARRANTY PERTAINING TO THE PRODUCT AND IS IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR ARISING BY OPERATION OF LAW, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR

A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER OR PROVIDE FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT

OR PAYMENT OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES. Some states do not allow this exclusion or limitation of

incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

LEGAL REMEDIES: This warranty gives you specic legal

rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. This warranty is void outside the United States of America and Canada. PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OF WARRANTY: If, after following the instructions in the owner’s manual you are certain that the Product is defective, pack the Product carefully (preferably in its original packaging). Disconnect the battery from the Product and separately secure the battery in its own separate packaging within the shipping carton. The Product should include all parts and accessories originally packaged with the Product. Include evidence of original purchase and a note describing the defect that has caused you to return it. The Product should be shipped freight prepaid, by traceable means, to warrantor at:

Uniden America Service

4700 Amon Carter Blvd.

Fort Worth, TX 76155

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VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.UNIDEN.COM IF YOU...

...HAVE A QUESTION OR A PROBLEM.

•

Or call our Customer Hotline at 1-800-297-1023 during regular business hours.*

...ARE LOOKING FOR A PART OR ACCESSORY.

•

Or call our Parts Department at 1-800-554-3988 during regular business hours.*

...NEED SPECIAL ASSISTANCE DUE TO A DISABILITY.

•

Or call our Accessibility help line at 1-800-874-9314 (voice or TTY).

* Central Standard Time. Detailed

customer service hours are available at www.uniden.com.

Uniden DECT1588 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Welcome

Accessibility

Installing the Phone

Choosing the Best Location

Installing the Battery

Charging the Handset

Connecting the Base

Connecting to the Phone Line

Testing the Connection

Changing the dial mode

Expanding Your Phone

Adding accessory handsets

Registering accessory handsets

Using Multiple Bases

Registering the handset to another base

Selecting the base

Getting to Know Your New Phone

Features

Answering system features

Terminology Used in this Manual

Manual Conventions

Parts of the Handset

Parts of the Base

Using the Interface

Reading the Display

Using the Menus

Entering Text from Your Phone

Basic Setup

Activating Personal Ring (Handset only)

Activating the Key Touch Tone

Setting Up the Phonebook

Creating Phonebook Entries

Finding a Phonebook Entry

Editing an Existing Phonebook Entry

Storing Caller ID or Redial Numbers in the Phonebook

Deleting a Single Phonebook Entry

Deleting all Phonebook Entries

Copying Phonebook Entries to Another Station

Customizing Your Handsets

Activating AutoTalk

Using Your Phone

Activating Any Key Answer

During a Power Failure

Making and Receiving Calls

Making a Call from the Phonebook

Chain dialing from the phonebook

Switching to the Speakerphone During a Call

Using Caller ID, Call Waiting, and Redial Lists

Making a Call from a Caller ID Record

Seven-digit dialing

Deleting Caller ID Numbers

Using Call Waiting

Redialing a Number

Deleting a Redial Record

Adjusting the Ringer, Earpiece and Speaker Volume

Muting the Ringer (One call only)

Adjusting the Earpiece Volume

Adjusting the Speaker Volume

Adjusting the Audio Tone

Activating T-Coil Mode

Finding a Lost Handset

Using Hold, Conference and Transfer

Placing a Call on Hold

Conferencing

Transferring a Call

Answering a transferred call

Using Special Features

Privacy Mode

Using the Intercom

Making an intercom page

Answering an intercom page

Muting the Microphone

Tone Dialing Switch Over

Using a Voice Mail Service

Resetting the voice message waiting indicator

Setting Up the Answering System